Some of the public servants involved in the $1.2 billion Queensland Health payroll debacle have been sacked.

Premier Campbell Newman says five or so bureaucrats from a number of government departments have been dismissed in the past 24 hours.

Mr Newman says he will not name individuals but they were well paid and adversely named by the Chesterman inquiry.

Mr Newman says he makes no apology for sacking several senior public servants over the row.

He says at least four highly paid bureaucrats who were adversely named in the subsequent inquiry have had their contracts terminated.

"To normal Queenslanders out there I'd have thought their reaction would be, 'yes these are highly paid people, people in the executive service of Government, people on six-figure pay-packets'," he said.

"When you're on a six-figure pay packet, whether you're the Premier or a bureaucrat, the community are entitled to receive performance, strong performance.